The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 267: Hufflepuff's Noble Qualities

Nymphadora Tonks, a Hogwarts graduate. Tonks and Ada had met several times at school, but they could only be described as acquaintances, not as close to each other as they were to each other.

Therefore, even though she knew that the other person was her senior, Ada still did not let down her guard. How many wizards in the British Isles did not graduate from Hogwarts?
But Ada did not continue to attack, but gave the other party a chance to speak, because Tonks seemed to know something about her situation, and there was no malice in her tone.

"Why are you here?" Ida asked again, "and why are you following me?"

Tonks knew that Ada had misunderstood her intentions, but she did not blame Ada for not knowing how to appreciate kindness. After all, anyone would be suspicious of someone like her sneaking around behind someone.

Tonks changed her appearance back to her original appearance, with a heart-shaped face and black, shining eyes. She said, "Someone was secretly following you last year, and someone did the same thing again this year."

"How do you know?" Ada asked.

"After graduating from Hogwarts, I participated in Auror training and met a lot of people." Tonks felt the restraints on her body loosen a little. "There I found that some people were always discussing something in a sneaky and low voice, and then I realized that they were secretly following others."

"So, you secretly put on makeup and followed them, wanting to know their purpose." Ada said, "Then you found out that the person they were following was me, your student."

A person who had just participated in Auror training could disguise himself and monitor other colleagues. Ada might not believe it if it happened to someone else, but it was very believable when it happened to Tonks.

Normally, Ada and the senior of Hufflepuff should have little interaction, not to mention that this senior is much older than her, but who can blame Tonks for having special abilities? Tonks is a natural Metamorphmagus, she can change her appearance as she pleases.

It was this natural ability that impressed Ada so much. It was also this natural ability that made Tonks very suitable to be an Auror, suitable for hiding and disguising.

However, neither the two people who had followed Ada before nor the witch who looked somewhat familiar could escape Ada's eyes and were discovered by her.

Ada cancelled the spell, and without the vines restraining her, Tonks regained her freedom. Tonks patted her butt and stood up, continuing, "Yes, I was a little curious and wanted to test my learning results, so I followed their example and started to monitor them. However, I don't know why they suddenly withdrew their monitoring of you, and until now I still don't know what their purpose is and whose orders they followed?"

"No wonder that witch looked so familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen her before." Ada said, "So that person is you!"

Tonks' hair suddenly turned red, and she said a little embarrassedly, "So you found out. It seems my disguise skills are not good enough."

"I didn't recognize you, but your posture and movements made me feel familiar. In addition, I first discovered that you were spying on others, and then I discovered the two wizards who were spying on me." Ada did not hide anything, but directly told the actual situation. She knew Tonks a little bit, so she just spoke directly to this senior.

Ada continued to ask: "You said someone is following me again, what's going on? Are they the same people as last time?"

This summer, more people flocked to the Leaky Cauldron. Their onlookers and curious gazes made Ada feel uncomfortable. In this situation, Ada's attention to the crowd decreased a lot, so she didn't notice anyone watching her again for the time being.

"I don't know exactly what's going on." Tonks scratched her head, her hair turning even redder. "I only know that there are several groups of people monitoring you, but the strange thing is that they don't know each other's existence. It doesn't look like they are in the same group."

Tonks' hair can change with her mood. She felt a little embarrassed at the moment, so her hair turned red accordingly. Tonks came to Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron for a training mission. She found people with strange behavior in the bar and took them as her mission targets. Tonks' mission was naturally impossible to complete because she chose the wrong mission target, but she had an unexpected gain. She found that these people's target was Ada!

After being followed and monitored for two consecutive years, Tonks' curiosity was aroused again. She wanted to know what secrets Drizzt had that made these people so persistent.

So, Tonks also began to monitor and follow Drizzt, wanting to find out the purpose of these people and protect her schoolmate. Unlike those who hate Ada or have prejudices against Ada, Tonks not only did not look down on Ada who came from an orphanage, but she had a good impression of her.

Tonks is also a half-blood wizard. Her father, Ted Tonks, is a Muggle, and her mother, Andromeda, is a witch, the daughter of the noble and ancient Black family.

However, because Andromeda married a Muggle, she was expelled from the Black family. Every Black who had anything to do with Muggles would be famous in this family that claimed to be always pure. Andromeda was not the first, but she might be the last.

This is very similar to Ada's father, Louis Rosier. He was also from the Sacred Twenty-Eight Houses, also fell in love with a Muggle, and also insisted on marrying a Muggle despite his family's opposition.

But the fate of the two people is completely different. Although Andromeda was expelled from the family, she has been living a happy life; although Louis was not expelled from the family because of his mother's strong protection, he died unexpectedly at a young age.

The two people with similar backgrounds leaned against the wall of the alley together. Tonks asked, "Drizzt, do you have any suspects?"

"Yes, but because there is no evidence, it cannot be confirmed." Ada thought of her previous suspicions again, but she did not want to drag Tonks into this, so she did not tell her thoughts to her.

"Tell me about it, I can help you analyze it!" Tonks said excitedly, "I'm a woman who is about to become an Auror, so it shouldn't be a problem for me to help you analyze it."

Although she has graduated and even attended the Auror training class, Tonks is still childish and a little rash in her actions and words.

Tonks not only failed to see that Ada didn't want her to get involved in this mess, but actively signed up to jump in. Perhaps this is the noble quality of Hufflepuff students!

"You should still remember what I did in school before you graduated, right?" Ada said, "And I was recently on the Daily Prophet, you should have seen it too, right?"

Ada still didn't say it directly, but she really couldn't resist Tonks' enthusiasm.

Tonks also remembered what Ada had done. It was not common to see first-year students from two colleges fighting each other. However, Tonks did not immediately understand what Ada wanted to say, and could only nod blankly.

"It's getting late, I should go back." Ada said. "Anyway, thank you for the reminder, Tonks!"

"Why don't you talk to Professor Dumbledore?" Tonks suggested. "You can always trust him."

(End of this chapter)